WISCONSIN RAPIDS – It's not uncommon today to see a toddler, barely capable of forming a coherent sentence, skillfully work a smartphone or tablet. And with the increasing amount of time kids spend ...

Pennsylvania has enacted a new law mandating cursive handwriting instruction in its schools. Proponents argue this move, supported by cognitive studies, enhances memory, language, and critical ...

State Representative Dane Watro, one of the cosponsors of the Pennsylvania bill, argues that cursive “connects us to our history, strengthens learning and deepens our understanding of the world.” ...

Common Core standards do not call for cursive instruction as mandatory part of curriculum At least 41 states do not require public schools to teach cursive reading or writing The standards promote ...

Learning cursive handwriting used to be an essential rite of passage. Writing your name in cursive set you apart from the little kids and set you on your path to a grown-up future in which you would ...

Cursive handwriting – when is the last time you used it to write something other than your signature? With so much of our lives online now, the occasions to get out the pen and paper are getting fewer ...